Senate Bill S2391

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires employees of contractors providing transportation to school districts to report child abuse in an educational setting

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S2391 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A832
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1125, 1126, 1128 & 1128-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7283, A9866

2017-S2391 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes standardized practices and procedures which guarantee that allegations of child abuse by school bus employees are reported.

2017-S2391 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2391 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2391
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the reporting of child
   abuse in an educational setting by employees of contractors  providing
   transportation to the children of a school district

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 of section 1125  of  the  education
 law,  subdivisions  3  and 4 as added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2000
 and subdivision 5 as amended by section 1 of part E of  chapter  501  of
 the laws of 2012, are amended to read as follows:
   3.  "Employee"  shall  mean  any  person receiving compensation from a
 school district, OR EMPLOYEE OR FORMER EMPLOYEE OF ANY PERSON OR  ENTITY
 WHICH  CONTRACTS  WITH  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO
 CHILDREN, or employee of a contracted service provider, or worker placed
 within the school under a public assistance employment program, pursuant
 to title nine-B of article five of the social services law, and consist-
 ent with the provisions of such title for the provision of  services  to
 such  district, its students or employees, directly or through contract,
 whereby such services performed by such person  involve  direct  student
 contact.
   4.  "Volunteer"  shall  mean  any  person, other than an employee, who
 provides services to a school or school district,  OR  TO  A  PERSON  OR
 ENTITY  WHICH CONTRACTS WITH A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION
 TO CHILDREN, which involve direct student contact.
   5. "Educational setting" shall mean the  building  and  grounds  of  a
 public school district, the vehicles provided DIRECTLY OR BY CONTRACT by
 the  school  district  for  the  transportation  of students to and from
 school buildings, field trips, co-curricular and extra-curricular activ-
 ities both on and off school district  grounds,  all  co-curricular  and
 extra-curricular  activity  sites,  and  any other location where direct
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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